macro
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roʊ noun
3.
anything very large in scale, scope, or capability.
4.
Photography. a macro lens.
5.
Also called macroinstruction. Computers. an instruction that represents a sequence of instructions in abbreviated form.
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Macro
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| a print with picture and sound placed side by side on the same strand of film after all postproduction work on picture and sound has been completed |
| an agency or studio department responsible for hiring actors, especially bit players or extras |
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macro-
a combining form meaning “large,” “long,” “great,” “excessive,” used in the formation of compound words, contrasting with micro-: macrocosm; macrofossil; macrograph; macroscopic.
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macro (ˈmækrəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl macros | |
| 1. | a macro lens |
| 2. | Also: macro instruction a single computer instruction that initiates a set of instructions to perform a specific task |
| macro- or (before a vowel) macr- | |
| —combining form | |
| 1. | large, long, or great in size or duration: macroscopic |
| 2. | Compare micro- (in pathology) indicating abnormal enlargement or overdevelopment: macrocyte |
| 3. | producing larger than life images: macrophotography |
| [from Greek makros large; compare Latin macer | |
| macr- or (before a vowel) macr- | |
| —combining form | |
| [from Greek makros large; compare Latin macer | |
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Medical Dictionary
macro- or macr-
pref.
Large: macronucleus.
Long: macrobiotic.
Inclusive: macroamylase.
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Science Dictionary
| macro-
A prefix meaning "large," as in macromolecule, a large molecule. |
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Slang Dictionary
macro
/mak'roh/ n. [techspeak] A name (possibly followed by a formal arg list) that is equated to a text or symbolic expression to which it is to be expanded (possibly with the substitution of actual arguments) by a macro expander. This definition can be found in any technical dictionary; what those won't tell you is how the hackish connotations of the term have changed over time.The term `macro' originated in early assemblers, which encouraged the use of macros as a structuring and information-hiding device. During the early 1970s, macro assemblers became ubiquitous, and sometimes quite as powerful and expensive as HLLs, only to fall from favor as improving compiler technology marginalized assembler programming (see languages of choice). Nowadays the term is most often used in connection with the C preprocessor, LISP, or one of several special-purpose languages built around a macro-expansion facility (such as TeX or Unix's [nt]roff suite).
Indeed, the meaning has drifted enough that the collective `macros' is now sometimes used for code in any special-purpose application control language (whether or not the language is actually translated by text expansion), and for macro-like entities such as the `keyboard macros' supported in some text editors (and PC TSR or Macintosh INIT/CDEV keyboard enhancers).
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Computing Dictionary
MACRO definition
1. Assembly language for VAX/VMS.
2. PL/I-like language with extensions for string processing. "MACRO: A Programming Language", S.R. Greenwood, SIGPLAN Notices 14(9):80-91 (Sep 1979).
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macro definition
A name (possibly followed by a formal argument list) that is equated to a text or symbolic expression to which it is to be expanded (possibly with the substitution of actual arguments) by a macro expander.
The term "macro" originated in early assemblers, which encouraged the use of macros as a structuring and information-hiding device. During the early 1970s, macro assemblers became ubiquitous, and sometimes quite as powerful and expensive as HLLs, only to fall from favour as improving compiler technology marginalised assembly language programming (see languages of choice). Nowadays the term is most often used in connection with the C preprocessor, Lisp, or one of several special-purpose languages built around a macro-expansion facility (such as TeX or Unix's troff suite).
Indeed, the meaning has drifted enough that the collective "macros" is now sometimes used for code in any special-purpose application control language (whether or not the language is actually translated by text expansion), and for macro-like entities such as the "keyboard macros" supported in some text editors (and PC TSRs or Macintosh INIT/CDEV keyboard enhancers).
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| macro macroinstruction |
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Example sentences
It also won't stop your body from losing its ability to repair cellular damage on a macro scale.
On a macro scale, the great imperial systems of history have been exercises in outsourcing.
The currents were quite strong and the conditions weren't really good for shooting macro.
The chemistry of batteries needs to be improved at the nano level and brought up to the macro level.
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